This lecture is one I’ve given to teacher candidates at Union College in Barbourville, Kentucky. It is designed to serve as a primer for understanding legal and ethical concerns relating to the teaching profession, and to acclimatize candidates to the process through which the Education Professional Standards Board will use in the event of a complaint against a teacher. This lecture is not intended to serve as legal advice, but rather as a generalized guide to teacher ethics in Kentucky. If you are teacher facing an ethics inquiry, you should consult an attorney. (more…)